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Runners earn Guinness World Record for deepest marathon

A group of runners held a certified event over 3,000 feet underground, earning them a Guinness World Record for the deepest marathon.

The marathon took place in Garpenberg, Sweden, and featured 55 runners from across 18 countries. The course measured 3,669 ft. and 10 inches underground.

Guinness World Records noted that the depth is between the height of the world's tallest waterfall, Angel Falls, and the U.K's highest mountain known as Ben Nevis.

Runners had to wear headlamps to compete in the event, which contained 11 laps and raised around $1million for charity.

"It' hot, it's humid, it's a bit dusty, but we're good," one of the competitors told Guinness World Records.

The event was a joint venture between companies BecomingX, ICMM and Boliden. The previous Guinness World Record for deepest marathon went to the Crystal Mine Underground Marathon in Germany, which took place 1,640 ft. and 5 inches below sea level.

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Pig with 1.1 million Instagram followers earns Guinness World Record

A 4-year-old porcine social media star living in California earned the Guinness World Records title for the most followers on Instagram for a pig: 1.1 million.

The record-keeping organization said Merlin the Pig had 1.1 million followers on Instagram as of Feb. 23, earning him the title.

Owner Mina Alali adopted the now-4-year-old pig in March 2022, and started training him when he was just 3 months old.

Videos shared on Merlin's Instagram page show him using buttons placed around the house to play voice recordings that specify his current needs and desires.

"Now, at 4 years old, Merlin has over 30 buttons in the house that he uses regularly, sparking conversation online about just how intelligent, emotional and human-like pigs can be when given the time, patience and positive reinforcement," Guinness World Records said.

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Owl found napping on antique store shelf in New York

A conservation officer was summoned to an antique store in New York where shoppers discovered an owl sleeping on a shelf next to a chicken-shaped cookie jar.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation said Environmental Conservation Officer Darren Milliron responded Feb. 21 to an antique store in East Durham, Greene County.

"Employees at an antique store stated that shoppers noticed something extremely lifelike on one of the shelves," the department said in a news release. "A sleepy eastern screech owl was perched next to a chicken cookie jar."

Milliron carefully picked the owl up and took it to a nearby wooded area, where it was observed flying into a tree.

"This species of owl is nocturnal and typically nests in tree cavities, not store shelves," the release said.

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Goldfish drives custom-built car a record distance in one minute

A Netherlands engineer built a car for his pet goldfish, Blub, who drove the vehicle a distance of 40 feet in one minute to break a world record.

Thomas de Wolf constructed a four-wheeled vehicle with a water tank for a driver's seat. The vehicle is steered by analyzing the movements of the goldfish inside the tank.

"Normally my job is quite monotonous, so I wanted to create something that would entertain people, turning my 'serious' job into something fun," de Wolf said on Guinness World Records' Italian TV series Lo Show dei Record.

De Wolf said that while a car driven by a goldfish might not be particularly practical, the motion-sensing technology that it runs on could prove to be very useful to people with disabilities.

"The objective is to show people what is possible to achieve with this kind of technology, even when it's not necessarily something 'serious,'" he said. "I would love to maybe one day be able to help people with mobility issues."

Blub the goldfish was placed into the car and drove it for a distance of 40 feet and 3.46 inches, setting a new Guinness World Record for the greatest distance covered in a motion-sensing vehicle by a goldfish in one minute.

"How am I going to explain to Blub now that he has a world record title?" de Wolf mused.

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Prosthetic leg, surfboard among Los Angeles Metro's Lost & Found

The Los Angeles Metro revealed some of the most unusual items in its Lost & Found, including a surfboard, a prosthetic leg and a 55-inch TV.

Los Angeles Metro Lost & Found office, located off Pasadena Avenue in Montecito Heights, said about 1,000 items are left behind on the transit system's trains and buses each month.

Patrick Diaz, communications manager for Metro's customer experience department, said many of the items are expected, such as cellphones, backpacks, glasses, musical instruments and sporting equipment.

"We see a large volume of recovered items coming through our bus operations, for example bicycles that are typically left on the front bike rack," Diaz told The Los Angeles Times.

He said some of the most unusual items currently housed in the office include a prosthetic leg, a surfboard, a 55-inch TV, blowtorches, large electrical generators and a case filled with VHS tapes.

"Maybe they get up too fast, or they're afraid to miss their stop, and they just get up without checking their seat," Diaz told Secret Los Angeles.

He said about 30% of the items that pass through the Lost & Found are eventually returned to their owners.

"We see a large volume of recovered items coming through our bus operations, for example bicycles that are typically left on the front bike rack," he said.

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Britain's first elephant shrew pups, 'the Snootlets,' born at zoo

The Hertfordshire Zoo in England announced the births of two elephant shrew pups — the very first of their species to be born in Britain.

The zoo said the elephant shrews, also known as black and rufous sengis, were born to first-time parents Nuru and Mala on Feb. 23, and were discovered via CCTV cameras in the animals' enclosure.

The long-nosed babies, the first elephant shrews ever born in Britain, have been nicknamed "the Snootlets."

The zoo said each baby weighed approximately 1 ounce at the time of birth — roughly equivalent to a single AA battery.

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Woman buys 'puppy' for £140 which never barked - then discovers it's a fox
A woman was left stunned when she discovered the 'puppy' she bought for £140 was actually a fox after it refused dog food and never barked

A pet owner was left gobsmacked after discovering the 'puppy' she'd bought for £140 was in fact a fox.

The woman, identified only as Ms Wang, paid for what she believed was a Japanese Spitz but became suspicious when the creature stopped eating dog food at three months old.

According to Chinese media, Ms Wang also noticed the 'puppy' never barked and its coat became thicker whilst its tail grew longer than a typical dog's.

Her suspicions were eventually confirmed when a worker from a local zoo identified the pet as a domesticated fox.

Ms Wang, from Jinzhong in China's Shanxi province, told Shanxi Network Television she purchased the 'puppy' from a pet shop in July 2018.

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Syrup spill closes California highway for nearly 9 hours

A stretch of California highway was closed for nearly nine hours while crews worked to clean up a sticky syrup spill.

The California Highway Patrol said a truck overturned Monday in the westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway in Fontana, causing hundreds of gallons of syrup to spill out into the roadway.

Caltrans crews attempted to use an absorbent material to clean up the syrup, but it proved to be too sticky, so a water truck was summoned to hose down the roadway.

The westbound lanes were closed for nearly nine hours during the cleanup operation. The road was finally reopened at about 8 p.m. Monday.

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Hospital takes legal action as patient refuses to leave room months after being discharged

A hospital is seeking a court order to remove the former patient, who they say is taking up valuable time and resources.

A former patient of the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) in Florida was discharged on October 6 2025, with a formal discharge order being entered on October 7. However, she has continued to occupy an inpatient room at the facility ever since.

It is unknown what health condition she was suffering from to end up at the hospital in the first place.

According to lawsuit documents seen by USA Today, staff at TMH have made 'repeated efforts to assist the defendant in safely completing discharge', such as 'assistance, including coordination with family members and offering non-emergency medical transportation to obtain necessary identification'.

Now, the hospital is taking legal steps to remove her and is also seeking assistance from the Leon County Sheriff's Office to help in doing so.

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More than 1,050 people form human shamrock in Dublin, Ohio

The city of Dublin, Ohio, unofficially broke a Guinness World Record by arranging more than 1,050 people into the shape of a massive shamrock.

The record attempt, organized by creative agency Cornett and Visit Dublin Ohio, took place at Riverside Crossing Park after the city's St. Patrick's Day parade on Tuesday.

Organizers said more than 1,050 people in green ponchos formed the shape of the shamrock, enough to break the current Guinness World Record for largest human shamrock, which was set by 815 people in Dublin, Ireland, in 2013.

"St. Patrick's Day is already a big moment for Dublin, but we wanted to create something that people could literally be part of," Scott Dring, president and CEO of Visit Dublin Ohio, told Marketing Communication News. "Seeing hundreds of people show up ready to form a giant shamrock together was a pretty magical way to celebrate the city's Irish spirit."

The record attempt must still be reviewed by Guinness World Records to become official.

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